Patriots rule out Rob Gronkowski and Danny Amendola

The Patriots have done the expected and officially ruled out Rob Gronkowski and Danny Amendola for their game in Atlanta against the Falcons Sunday night. The team made the announcement via Twitter Saturday night after multiple reports that neither player made the trip to Atlanta with the team on Saturday despite both players being listed as limited and questionable to play on Friday’s final injury report.

The Boston Herald’s Jeff Howe, the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin and ESPN’s Adam Schefter all reported Saturday that Gronkowski and Amendola did not make the trip and were expected to be ruled out upon the team’s arrival in Atlanta Saturday evening.

Schefter reported later Saturday that Gronkowski is expected to be ready within the next three weeks while the NFL Network’s Albert Breer reported that Gronkowski was telling teammates early in the week that he was feeling good and ready to play before being ruled out.

This is the second time this season Gronkowski has not traveled with the team on the road for a game, as he remained back home on Sept. 7 when the team traveled to Buffalo for their season opener the next day against the Bills.

When players do not make the trip with the team, it is customary for teams to downgrade their players to out for the game, as was the case on the first weekend of the season.

Two players on injury report have been downgraded to out: Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski